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John Brett’s ‘Christmas morning, 1866'
12/2008 | 1269 | 150
Pages: 813-820
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Author:
Payne, Christiana (Payne, Christiana)
Subjects
artists:
Brett, John
buildings:
Fonthill Abbey, Fonthill Gifford, Wiltshire, Great Britain
collectors and dealers:
Morrison, Alfred, 1821-1897
dates:
1860-1869
museums and institutions:
Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum, Bournemouth, Great Britain
print:
Brett, John
subjects:
British painting / Collections, Public / Pre-Raphaelite / Identification / Biographies / Shipwrecks / Seascapes / Commissions
subjects:
Provenance
Illustrations
Attributed works:
10. Christmas morning, 1866, by John Brett. 1868. Canvas, 152.4 by 243.8 cm. (Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum, Bournemouth).
Attributed works:
11. Deatil of Fig.10.
Attributed works:
12. Sunrise, Xmas Day, Beaumaris, 1866, by John Brett. 1866. Graphite on paper, page from Sketchbook no.21, ‘Towyn 1866–67’, PAF 9179–80v. (National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London).
Attributed works:
14. Study of a rough sea, by John Brett. Dated 22nd July 1867. Graphite and white chalk on grey paper, 14 by 35.6 cm. (Private collection).
Attributed works:
15. Sketch for Christmas morning, 1866, by John Brett. 1868. Monochrome wash and white chalk on grey paper, 19 by 29.2 cm. (Private collection).
Attributed works:
16. Photograph of the Music Room, Fonthill Abbey. 1890s. (National Monuments Record, English Heritage, Swindon). Christmas morning, 1866 is hanging over the fireplace on the right-hand wall.
Attributed works:
17. The British Channel seen from the Dorsetshire cliffs, by John Brett. 1871. Canvas, 106 by 212.7 cm. (Tate, London).
Attributed works:
18. Britannia’s realm, by John Brett. 1880. Canvas, 105 by 212 cm. (Tate, London).
Western art unattributed:
13. ‘Foundering of the Australian Screw Steamer, “London”, in the Bay of Biscay, on the 11th of January, 1866’. Engraving from The Life-boat Journal (2nd July 1866), facing p.196. (Bodleian Library, Oxford).